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Maghami A, Forghani M. Multiple Foundations of International Responsibility
Raised of Outbreak of Deadly Pandemics. MLJ 2024; 18 (59) :1036-1050
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1- Department of Law, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
2- Department of Law, Faculty of Law and Theology, Ashrafi Isfahani University, Isfahan, Iran.
2- Department of Law, Faculty of Law and Theology, Ashrafi Isfahani University, Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract:
Background and Aim: With the outbreak of the corona virus at the end of 2019, the outbreak of deadly pandemics was once again considered as a threat to human life, and the World Health Organization, by declaring a global health emergency, called states to comply with international regulations and called for precautionary measures. Since the outbreak of a deadly pandemic virus may be caused by the actions of one or more states, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the possible bases for evaluating the international responsibility of states from the point of view of international law.
Method: In this research, information has been collected by library method and processed by descriptive-analytical method, and the inference method is logical legal inference based on international law sources.
Ethical Considerations: The authors of this article have fully adhered to the principles of ethics, honesty, neutrality, and material-spiritual property rights.
Results: The present research shows that in addition to the sources of obligations in international law, the violation of which causes international responsibility, the commission of acts that are not prohibited in international law but lead to damage to other states. It can be the basis of the states international responsibility in the event of a deadly pandemic.
Conclusion: Non-fulfillment of obligations arising from international health regulations approved by the World Health Organization, including the obligation to international cooperation and the commitment to prevent, in addition to the violation of international human rights obligations, the main principles of international responsibility due to the outbreak of a deadly pandemic. are Also, actions that are not prohibited in international law, such as in the field of food rights or animal rights, can lead to the responsibility of the relevant state in case of extraterritorial damage.
Please cite this article as:
Maghami A, Forghani M. Multiple Foundations of International Responsibility Raised of Outbreak of Deadly Pandemics. Medical Law Journal. 2024; 18: e70.
Method: In this research, information has been collected by library method and processed by descriptive-analytical method, and the inference method is logical legal inference based on international law sources.
Ethical Considerations: The authors of this article have fully adhered to the principles of ethics, honesty, neutrality, and material-spiritual property rights.
Results: The present research shows that in addition to the sources of obligations in international law, the violation of which causes international responsibility, the commission of acts that are not prohibited in international law but lead to damage to other states. It can be the basis of the states international responsibility in the event of a deadly pandemic.
Conclusion: Non-fulfillment of obligations arising from international health regulations approved by the World Health Organization, including the obligation to international cooperation and the commitment to prevent, in addition to the violation of international human rights obligations, the main principles of international responsibility due to the outbreak of a deadly pandemic. are Also, actions that are not prohibited in international law, such as in the field of food rights or animal rights, can lead to the responsibility of the relevant state in case of extraterritorial damage.
Please cite this article as:
Maghami A, Forghani M. Multiple Foundations of International Responsibility Raised of Outbreak of Deadly Pandemics. Medical Law Journal. 2024; 18: e70.
Keywords: International Responsibility of States, Pandemic, International Obligations, World Health Organization, Human Rights
Type of Study: Original Article |
Received: 2024/09/9 | Accepted: 2025/01/6
Received: 2024/09/9 | Accepted: 2025/01/6
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